About Us

This site was developed by a group of agencies interested in monitoring the health
of streams in the Pacific Northwest. The City of Seattle, King County, Pierce County,
and Snohomish County worked collaboratively to create a database system that allows
sharing of benthic macroinvertebrate data among organizations and provides tools
for calculating metrics and indices. We are actively using this site to store and
analyze data from ongoing macroinvertebrate sampling programs. In 2008 we added
historical benthic macroinvertebrate data collected by 17 other organizations
in the Puget Sound Region (view report).

Participating Organizations

Adopt-A-Stream FoundationCity of Bainbridge IslandCity of BellevueCity of BellinghamCity of BothellCity of EverettCity of Federal WayCity of IssaquahCity of KirklandCity of Lake Forest ParkCity of Olympia

City of RedmondCity of SammamishCity of SeattleCity of ShorelineCity of TumwaterClallam CountyEnvironmental Protection AgencyJoint Base Lewis-McChordKing County - DNRPKing County - RoadsKitsap County

Our Mission

To serve as a data repository and analysis tool for macroinvertebrate data collected
throughout the Puget Sound region. Our goal is to store macroinvertebrate data in
a manner that will allow for consistent comparisons among sites and programs over
time. By working collaboratively with multiple jurisdictions and sharing data via
the site, we hope to increase the value of our collective efforts.

Contact Us

For questions on the B-IBI analysis, how to enter and work with the sampling data, collection methods,
adding new taxa, account issues, and requests to become a participating organization, contact
Kate Macneale (Kate.Macneale@kingcounty.gov).

For requests to add new streams, contact Doug Henderson (Douglas.Henderson@KingCounty.gov).

For questions on site reliability and errors, contact the site developer, James Develle (James.Develle@KingCounty.gov).